Héctor Tobar

Héctor Tobar is the author of four books published in ten languages, including the critically acclaimed, New York Times bestseller: Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free.

Héctor is also a contributing writer for the New York Times opinion pages and an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine.

He's written for The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times and other publications.

Deep Down Dark was adapted into the film The 33, starring Antonio Banderas.

His short fiction has appeared in Best American Short Stories, L.A. Noir, Zyzzyva and Slate.

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